Summer Learning Corner
The students at Lutie Lewis Coates are readers and writers! Thank you for taking time to stop by the Coates Summer Learning Corner - an online resource to help you to help your child to be a better reader!
Here are some quick summer tips for parents from Linda Gambrell of Clemson University. (Reading Today June/July 2010)
When summer comes along, many students experience summer learning loss. Research indicates that struggling learners score significantly higher on standardized texts at the beginning of summer vacation that they do on the same standardized tests taken at the end of the summer – and this loss is particular evident in reading.
The key to overcoming summer reading loss is finding ways to get books into the hands of students during the summer break. Here are four quick tips for parents to increase the odds that their children will chose to read over the summer.
1. Schedule weekly trips to the public library to pick out books they want to read.
2. Have your child select some library books they would like you to read aloud.
3. Encourage your child to read in bed – some parents even allow their children to stay up later IF they are reading in bed.
4. Purchase an inexpensive camera and notebook. Have your child create a picture journal of summer experiences.
Check out the many wonderful books recommended by Fairfax County Public Libraries: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/srp/
Please see the following summer reading lists for more suggested material for your child(ren).
In addition to the suggestions above, please also see our PowerPoint PDF, Helping Your Child Become A Powerful Reader, as well as the following additional sites for more information to assist you:
http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents